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Life, Death, and Taxonomy

Life, Death, and Taxonomy

Learn about all things animalia in this family friendly podcast. Each week Joe and Carlos dive deep into nature to find animals that have at least one amazing talent they use to survive. Gather up some animal knowledge and crazy nature facts to drop on your friends at parties with each new episode of Life, Death, and Taxonomy.

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27:55

Episode 17 – Rubber Boa: They Hunt at Night

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/04/24

When you think of the rolling vistas of the alpine regions of the North Eastern United States, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it snakes? Probably not. Because if a snake wants to survive out here, it better develop some amazing tricks to take the cold. But if your not an animal […]

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Episode 16 – Nursery Web Spider: What is Love? Baby...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/04/17

Romance is the air! Animals show affection in all kinds of ways. But affection doesn’t really come into play for the Nursery Web Spider. To pass along his genes without being eaten alive, a male needs to play a dangerous game of chance. So grab your nuptial gift, wrap it in silk, and remember that […]

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30 minutes

Episode 15 – Rufous Hummingbird: A Long Strange Trip...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/04/10

Imagine you were born a few weeks ago and one morning you wake up and your parents are gone. It’s getting colder and the days are getting shorter. Something inside you is spurring you on, out of your nest and into the darkness of night. One tiny bird embarks a journey that spans thousands of […]

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Episode 14 – Samurai Crab: Ghost of the Sea of Japan

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/04/03

Deep beneath the waves of the Sea of Japan, an ancient child emperor and his retinue of samurai drowned themselves rather than be captured by the enemy. Tales tell of their souls binding to the carapaces of tiny crabs dwelling at the bottom of the ocean. With faces as fierce as the samurai they host, […]

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Episode 13 – Collared Pika: Alaska’s Cutest Botanist

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/03/27

The Alaskan Winter is harsh. The days grow shorter until the sun doesn’t come out at all. The temperature drops to negative fifty and nothing grows for months. Most animals hibernate to limit the need for food when it is so scarce, except for one little mammal. To survive the desolate Alaskan winter one little […]

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26 min

Episode 12 – Leafcutter Ant: The Ant Farm Fungus Farmer

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/03/20

Sooie! I’ve been a simple farmer all my life, gettin’ up at the crack of dawn and plowin’ the fields ‘til sundown. But humans ain’t the only ones to grow a crop or two. The leaf cuttin’ ant is a prime example of what a hard-workin’ organism can do when they ain’t one of them […]

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Episode 11 – Axolotl: The Peter Pan Salamander

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/03/13

In the heart of Mexico, a rare creature once found its home in the depths Lake Chaco near present day Mexico City. Unfortunately, that lake no longer exists. With it’s home drained to make room for the expanding metropolis, this unique amphibian has been forced into canals and streams infested by invasive predators like the […]

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Episode 10 – Greenland Shark: The Oldest Fish in the...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/03/06

They say you should respect your elders. But what if your elder is a gigantic shark? The oldest living vertebrate might just cruising around the Arctic Sea. Find out how old a fish can get in this episode of Life, Death, and Taxonomy. Music by Music Head

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Episode 9 – Colorado River Toad: The Psychedelic...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/02/27

There are lots of ways to deter a predator when you’re a toad. You could puff up to make yourself look bigger. You could do your best impression of a carcass and play dead. Or you could coat your whole body with a deadly poison. But one genus of toad likes to spike the sauce […]

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Episode 8 – Diving Bell Spider: The Ultimate Bubble Butt

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/02/20

Everyone likes to maintain their personal bubble, but what if that maintenance meant a little bit of free diving? Take a deep breath, strap some air to your thorax, and dive down to the depths of knowledge with us as we explore a certain spider’s underwater world where it’s eat or be eaten. We don’t […]

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Episode 7 – Binturongs: The Cat Who Smelled Like...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/02/13

Have you ever walked into a movie theater and wondered what smelled like an arboreal dwelling fur-monster? You might, after learning about the strange scent this fuzzy forest creature makes as it travels from tree to tree on this episode of Life, Death and Taxonomy.

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Episode 6 – The Thumb Splitting Mantis Shrimp

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/02/06

Welcome, ladies and gents, to the all-night spectacular fight between two of the world’s most formidable pugilists! In one corner, we have the undefeated Muhammad Ali. In the other… I don’t believe it! Ladies and gents, tonight our very own Ali will be putting up his dukes against… a shrimp? Looks like you can never […]

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Episode 5 – Bower Birds: From Plumes to Rooms

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/01/30

The ladies like a guy with an eye for style, at least, the bird we are going to talk about today thinks so. Some creatures fight for their mates but not this little gentleman. He knows that sometimes you’ve got to get creative to get the girl. But that’s just how it goes in Life, […]

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Episode 4 – Horned Lizard: Survival Through Blood,...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/01/23

In the dusty old texan desserts, ain’t no one gonna help you when buzzerds and coyotes come a-callin. If you wanna survive out here, you better make like a lizard with a deep bag of tricks. Set a spell and learn you a thing or two about the lengths one wasteland reptile will go to […]

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34 minutes

Episode 3 – Tardigrades: The Teeny Titans Living in...

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/01/12

Did you know that we are constantly surrounded by tiny superheroes? The "space bear" is one of nature's most resilient animals. Find out just how much the Tardigrade can take in this new episode!

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30 minutes

Episode 2 – The Ethiopian Wolf: Nature’s Goodest Boy

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/01/12

Altruism is usually known as a human characteristic, but did you know that a rare wolf native to the heart of Africa can be altruistic? Join us as we learn just how nice a wolf can be.

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Episode 1 – The Not-So-Humble Humboldt Squid

Life, Death, and Taxonomy ·

2018/01/02

The ocean can be a terrifying place, and that's mostly thanks to animals like the Humboldt Squid. But their ferocity is hardly the most interesting thing about these cephalopods. Join us for our pilot episode as we explore the depths of the sea to come face to face with the Kraken itself!

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